Performance of a nano-CNC machined 220-GHz traveling wave tube amplifier

A Baig, D Gamzina, T Kimura, J Atkinson… - … on Electron Devices, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on hot test measurements of a wide-bandwidth, 220-GHz sheet beam traveling
wave tube amplifier developed under the Defense advanced research projects agency …

Nano-CNC machining of sub-THz vacuum electron devices

D Gamzina, LG Himes, R Barchfeld… - … on Electron Devices, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nano-computer numerical control (CNC) machining technology is employed for the
fabrication of sub-THz (100-1000 GHz) vacuum electron devices. Submicron feature …

Design and analysis of the staggered double grating slow wave circuit for 263 GHz sheet beam TWT

Y Zheng, D Gamzina, L Himes… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The complete design process of a high-frequency circuit for a 263 GHz staggered double
grating, sheet beam traveling wave tube is presented in this article. This device, for use in a …

Design and Cold Test of Flat-Roofed Sine Waveguide Circuit for W-Band Traveling-Wave Tube

S Fang, J Xu, Y Hairong, P Yin, X Lei… - … on Plasma Science, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The W-band flat-roofed sine waveguide (SWG) slow wave circuit was designed and
processed in this article. Considering the limitations on present practical fabrication level …

0.2-THz dual mode sheet beam traveling wave tube

Y Zheng, D Gamzina… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Equipping the adjustable horizontal focusing electrodes (FEs), a dual mode electron gun
providing different current beams, has been proposed and evaluated. Employing this …

Thermo-mechanical stress in high-frequency vacuum electron devices

D Gamzina, NC Luhmann, B Ravani - Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of the thermo-mechanical performance of high-frequency vacuum electron
devices is essential to the advancement of RF sources towards high-power generation …

High emission current density electron gun for a 263 GHz sheet beam traveling wave tube

Y Zheng, D Gamzina, NC Luhmann… - 2017 Eighteenth …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design and testing of an electron gun for a 263 GHz sheet beam traveling wave tube is
described. An elliptical cathode emits a 0.1518 A electron beam with 40 A/cm 2 loading. The …